King's College London newsletter

KING'SCONNECTS

* It is able to carry both voice and data

Professor Leslie Houldcn delivering his InauguralLecture on 26 May

* There will be more external lines, sowhereas in the past time was wastedwaiting for a line, this should no longeroccur

* The bottlenecks which have been afeature of the present system, that iswaiting for a line to become free orfor an operator will be avoided

* The congestion now experienced byincoming callers will be relieved andcalls dealt with more quickly

Two digital telephone exchanges, Omni S3PABXs, located at the Strand and 552King's Road will replace the existing sys­tem which has served the College since1971. Both the Strand and 552 King'sRoad will be served by the Strand ex­change operators. The new exchangewill be situated in Room SA of the MainBuilding, Strand campus, allowing therelease of prime sites presently in use.

The main advantages of the new system arelisted below.

All 12 were examined and appraised byBHP, with Ferranti emerging as the bestcontender to supply the College, satisfyingthe criteria stipulated by the College inconsultation with BHP. Advantages oftheir system include a total software pack­age, good networking capability and excel­lent maintenance support.

Ferranti are an international company withan impressive track record in anum ber ofareas. As far as telecommunications areconcerned they have installed systems forover 50 other major organisations includingRegent's College, Skipton Building Society,Mobil Oil, British Rail plus various banksand local authorities.

Following a detailed strategic tudy andrigorous examination of the College andits telecommunication requirements for thelong and short-term, BHP were able toproduce a specification, which was thentaken up by 12 tenders.

The process of securing a telephone systemfor the College began approximately 18months ago when BHP TelecommunicationsConsultants Ltd were commissioned toadvise the College on its telecommunicationand data needs in the light of King's multi­site operation, with consideration beingpaid to cost effectiveness and ease of trans­fer when the move is made to CornwallHouse. BHP have done similar work insecuring systems for other Colleges of theUniversity of London, for example,University College LSE and West fieldCollege.

On Monday 23 May at 3pm in the CouncilRoom, the documents awarding FerrantiBusiness Communications Ltd the contractsto provide the College with a new telephonesystem were signed by Bill Slade, the Col­lege Secretary and Peter Boyes, the Direc­tor of Sales and Marketing for Ferranti,the company supplying the new equipment

Peter Boycs and Bill Slade exchanging the signed contracts Cont. p2

NEWS ROUND-UP

Members of the teams from King's, BHP and Ferranti who contributed to thesuccessful negotiations for the new telephone system

If you are going to a conference or acade­mic visit this summer and are trying tothink of a suitable gift for your hosts ormaterial for a 'swap-shop', you could doworse than drop in at one of the Students'

nion Shops and have a look at some ofthe goods on show. For instance, there isa wide selection of crested leisurewear inc­luding sweat shirts, golf shirts and T-shirtsand a large num ber of college and facultyties and scarves. They are all very afford­able and make ideal conference gifts. Youmight even like to buy something for yourself!

GIFT?LOOKl G FOR

The Sargeaunt Travel Fund was awarded to3 postgraduates and 1 undergraduate.Roger van Egmond, an MSc stUdent, received £200 towards the cost of his research atthe Bermuda Biological Station. ShantaPersaud, a research student in Physiology,was awarded £200 to attend the Internati­onal Diabetes Federation Congress in Syd­ney. Paul Carmichael, a research student inBiochemistry, received £ 186 towards thecost of attending the annual conference ofthe Association for Research in Vision andOphthalmology in Florida, and Owen Mc­Leod, a 2nd year student in Religious Studies received £200 and will visit Thailand tostudy Monastic Buddhism.

The 1988 Travel Awards have been accep­ted by 13 students.

COLLEGE TRAVEL AWARDS

The Lacey French Travel Bursary wasawarded to 3 students. James Turpin, a1st year Law student has received £500 toattend a 6 week 'cours universitaire d' ete'at the Sorbonne University. Brian Tufail,2nd year English student was awarded£400 to develop his interest in the study ofarchitecture and painting in Paris. SusanGatenby, from the Department of utri­tion, received £400 and will attend theInternational Congress of Dietetics in Paris.The Mary Clarke Travel Exhibition for fe­male students was presented to 5 of themany applicants. Laura Wetherell of theEnglish Department received £850 towardsher expedition to China to investigate therole of women in society. Sarah Humphrey,a 1st year HES student, £500 towards thecost of participating in an archaeologicaldig in Israel. Maleiha Malik, a 2nd year Lawstudent, will use her prize of £450 to travelto and to work at various refugee camps inJordan. Roopa Shah, a medical student,has received £450 towards the cost of avisit to the Research Institute for HealthSciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand,and Kelly Webb, a 1st year Law student,has received £400 to attend an intensivecourse in Hebrew at Tel Aviv Universitybefore travelling around Israel.

The Lightfoot Vacation Scholarship of£200 was awarded to Julian Saipe, a 1styear English stUdent, who will be attendingan Intensive Course in Italian Language andCulture at the British Institute in Florencewith a view to developing his interest insinging in opera.

4. The~e is a new mem ber of staff in thedepartment let switchboard knowtheir name, extension and room num­ber

* Out ide callers can dial selected exten­sions directly, bypassing the switch­board, hence relieving the work of theoperators

The work to install the system, as you haveprobably noticed, has already begun and itis hoped that it will be up and running by

ovember. All being well, Friday 5 Novem·ber will be the last day using the old systemand on Monday 8 ovember use of thenew system will commence! It is hopedthat the change over can occur with theminimum of fuss and disturbance.

* The system will be made up of BritishTelecom and Mercury lines

* All the new telephones will be pushbutton

With contracts signed and the formalitiescompleted, representatives for BHP willreturn to the College over the summer toassess the precise needs of user. Discus­sions will take place with Heads of Depart­ments and other members of the College topinpoint the requirements expected of thenew sy'tem and how it can best serve theCollege. This will provide the informationvital to make the correct selection of facil­ities for the College's new system.

* The networking capability will be im­proved upon. At present, the Kensing­ton campus, Drury Lane and SenateHouse can be reached via a private line,this will be extended to include Man­resa Road and 552 King's Road

1. You are not going to be by your exten­sion over the summer vacation so theycan either inform the caller or re-routethe call

* Calls can be automatically forwarded,that is, if no-one is available to answerthe telephone it can be re-routed toanother (predetermined) extension

2. Your extension number changes

Priar to the new system going live, volun­tary training sessions will be organised byFerranti and BHP for all users of the newsystem, that is, every mem ber of the Col­lege.

3. You change rooms

A Reminder from the Switchboard

In the meantime, could you please let theswitchboard know if:-

5, A mem ber of staff leaves

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CERTIFIC TEL' CRDII:'OLOG

The following federal training our e are due to be held from June to December 19

ecretarial follow-up cour'e

The In tirute for lhe Study and Treatmentof Delinquency ba~ed at ~anre a Road isrunning a course in conjunction \ lth the

niver ity of London Extra-Mural Depart­ment.

Dates a available at time of going to precontact Chnstine rewe, addre s below.

13 July

here not complete plea e

The Certificate in Criminology I designedto give participant a deeper theoreticaland practical understanding of differentperspective in the tudy of crime - so io­logical, psychological and so io-Iegal.Whil t neither qualification nor previoukno ledge of the field is required, thecour e will be of pecial interest to thoseworking the criminal justice system" howish to broaden their perspective.

I July

4 July

19-22 Sept

26-2 Sept

29-30 Sept

Introduction to the Gniver ity Course

Committee Servicing Cour e

Introductor Course for Administrators - Manchester C CP)

Telecommunications in Higher Education - Durham (CUA)

Resources Allocation - Leeds (C A)

Dealing with the Public

Leadership for Heads of Academic Departments - Denbury Par

Middle Grade Course - Aston (CVCP)

Appraisal and Training (CUA)

'Use Your Head' Seminar

Sept

Sept

7-8 Dec

14-18 ov

28-29 ov

All applications should be addressed to Christine Crewe, Administrative As istant, Personnel Office, King's College London, orfolk Building, Strand campus.

The Sociology of Crime and Deviance andthe Psychology of Criminal Behaviour arethe first two (of three) courses leading tothe Certificate in Criminology. To gainthe Certificate students are required lOattend all three cour es and to pas anexamination at the end of each year. Thethird course is concerned with the crimi­nal justice proces . Although the first andecond courses may be taken simultaneous­

ly, mo t students pre er to take the Cert­ificate over three years.

The Language and Communication Centre will be offering anum ber of courses in thecoming 1988-89 academic year, open to students and staff of King's. A ttendance is limited and will be on a first come, first served basis. Further courses are planned and dep­end on demand. Anyone interested is invited to contact either DoloTes Ditner or Marie­Odile West on ext S2890.

Course one, The Sociology of Crime andDeviance, will cover theories and researchinto crime, deviance and law, both nowand in the past and will consider the police,courts, penal establishments and otheragencies of the system as well as issues ofinequality, class, race and gender.

Course two, The Psychology of CriminalBehaviour, will consider the questionswhich psychologists ask about criminalbehaviour, and will focus on various psych­ological theories together with their possi­ble implications for practical responses tocrime.

LANGUAGE

CHI ESE(Putonghua andMandarin)

LEVEL

Beginners

DAY

Wednesday

TIME

2.00-4.00

Both courses are of 24 sessions and willtake place at King's College, Chelsea cam­pus, starting in the week beginning 19thSeptem ber 1988.

Sociology of Crime and Deviance

E GUSH As a foreign languagefor undergraduates

postgraduatesa t all 3 cam puses

MOI'x!ay & WednesdayTuesday & ThursdayWednesday (Strand)Monday& Wedne day (Chelsea)Friday (Kensington)

5.30-7.30

2.00-5.00

5.30-7.303.00-5.00

Wednesday 6.30 - 8.30 pm

The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour

Thursday 6.30 - 8.30 pm

Fee: £50 (those on state retirement pen­ion £33; unwaged £ 12).

FRE CH

ITALIA

JAPA ESE

BeginnersInterme.diatePost '0' & 'A'level (J /2 course unit)For special purposes

Beginners in tensivecourse

Beginners

Tuesday & ThursdayTuesday & Thursday

WednesdayTuesday

1-2 Septemberdaily Mon-Fri

Wednesday

12.00-1.001.00-2.00

10.00-11.302.00-3.30

9.30-12.302.30-5.00

2.00-4.00

For more details contact Martin Farrell,[STD, Chelsea campus, Manresa Road.Ext: 2500, or, Cheryl Croydon, Extra­Mural Department, 26 RusseU Square,London WC IB 5DQ. Tel: 01 6368000.

GERMAN BeginnersIn term ediateAdvanced

Contact Or DietmarRosier on ext 2127for information ondays and times

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GREE FI GERS

On th June an expedition led by PaulSolomons, was made to Wisley Gardensin Surrey, the showpiece of the RoyalHorticultural Society.

This was the first outing of the newly form­ed Gardening Association run by the Coll­ege Social Club and it is hoped to be thetart of many such trip .

The aim of the Club is to bring togetherpeople who share an en thusiasm for thecountry's second most popular hobby,enabling them to swa p advice, views, infor­mation and even plants and seeds. It ishoped eventually to have a file of literatureon gardens and gardening for mem bers touse when they wish.

If you would like to learn how to turn slugsand snails into profit and are interested inbecoming a member, contact Paul Solom­ons in Room ISB Main Building or onext 2867 for further details.

IVERSITY OF LO DODIARY

The University of London official diarywill be availa ble from the Studen t Unionshop from the beginning of session.

It contains information on all the Collegesand Institutions of the University, includ­ing King's, and runs for 18 months, cover­ing the academic year 1988/89 and conti­nues onto Christmas 1989. The price willbe approximately £2.00.

ACU DEVELOPME T FELLOW­SHIPS

The Association of Commonwealth Univ­ersities announced at its recent 75th Anni­versary Congress in Perth, the inaugurationof a special scheme of Development Fellow­ships. Twenty awards will be offered in1988/89 with the purpose of enabling theuniversities of the Commonwealth to dev­elop the human resources of their countrythrough the interchange of people, know­ledge, skills and technologies. The Fellow­ships will be offered once a year in subjectareas in which the needs of the developingcountries are particularly great.

The Fellowships will be tenable in anyCommonwealth country other than thatin which the applicant works for not lessthan three months nor more than sixmonths, either at a university in ACU mem­bership or in industry, commerce or publicservice. The awards will not exceed£5000.

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Above: The party setting out to conquer Wisley

Below: The house and ornamental pond

The programme has been devised for peop­le of proven quality at a crucial stage oftheir career. It is not an immediately post­doctoral or degree-earning scheme. To beeligible, applicants must:-

be on the staff of a university inACU membership

or be working in industry, comm­erce or public service in a Comm­onwealth country

be of proven high quality

be between 28 and 45 years of age

submit an acceptable programmeof work outlining its purpose andscope and the benefits which it isexpected to bring

The priority subjects areas are:-

agriculture and food sciences(including fisheries nutrition andprocessing)biotechnologydevelopment strategiesearth and marine sciences (includ­ing mining engineering, mineralresources, oceanography)engineeringhealth and related social sciencesinformation technology (eg com­puting, computer assisted learning)management for changeprofessional education and training(eg in accountancy, banking, bus­iness studies, insurance, law)social and cultural development

Anyone interested in applying for one ofthese awards should discuss the matterwith the Principal before mid-July, asnominations have to be with the ACU bythe end of August.

This year the Summer Event will be held onTuesday, July 12 in the garden of Golding­tons by kind invitation of the President ofKCLA, the Hon Sir Robin Auld and LadyAuld. Goldingtons is at Sarratt in the ChessValley, a deligh tful area of country ide onthe Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire border.It is easily accessible from all directionsbeing only five minutes drive from Junction18 on the M25.

There will be a buffet supper including aglass of sherry on arrival for which the costis £ lOa head. In addition, wine and softdrinks will be available to purchase. TheBuffet will be at 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm andlater in the evening there will be a recitalof music.

This event is open to all King's College staffas members of KCLA. If you would like tocome, please contact the Alumnus Office,extension 2597, as soon as possible. Adetailed map will be supplied to those whopurchase tickets, which will be limited to100. There are ample parking facilities.

EWS FROM KCL RESEARCHE TERPRISES

KCL RESEARCH E TERPRISESBULLETI 06

ews on Funding for Research

The latest KCL Research Enterprises Bulle­tin, dated 3 June 1988, describing researchfunding initiatives from the EEC, SERC,and DTI is now available. The Bulletinprovides concise details on the latest devel­opments in sponsorship for research draw­ing on the extensive database of informa­tion issued by these bodies. All academicswho want to widen support for their workwill find this publication of interest.

If you would like to receive a copy, pleasecontact Ruth Bishop at the KCL ResearchEnterprises Department on Kensington 394or (direct line) 9378314.

Content of Bulletin 06

ews from the EEC

- EEC invites participants in an agriculturalstudies programme

- EEC proposal for superconductivity rese­arch

- FLAIR - proposed EEC funding for foodrelated research

British Council Grants to encourage Europ­ean Liaison in Research

ews from the Government- Initiatives under the LI K Programme

ew and proposed programmes are des­cribed as follows:

1 Molecular Electronics2 Biotransformation3 ew catalysts and catalytic processes

- UK R & D in Information Technology ­details of new programme

- SERC initiative in Logic for InformationTechnology

Some publications available from KCL Re­search Enterprises.

Bulletin 0 6 Extra

This appendix gives a summary of the curr­ent state of EEC funding programmes spon­sored under the 1987-1991 strategic planThe Framework Programme'. This includesopportunities for work in the environment,Information Technology and Biotechnology.

SPI OFF COMPA IES

KCL Research Enterprises has assisted inthe development of two spin off companiesin recent weeks. Advice is given on market­ing, raising capital, the protection of in tel­lectual property rights, etc. Mem bers ofstaff who feel that their research could havepotential commercial exploitation shouldnot hesitate to get in touch with the Direc­tor, Ken Groves.

CALLI G EDI B RGH ALUM 1­WHERE ARE YOU OW?

Edinburgh University is trying to build upa picture of where its alumni live and whatthey do. It is especially keen to hear fromthe 20,000 graduates with whom it has losttouch. Are you one of these? . If so, pleasesend details of WHERE you live and work,WHO you work for and WHAT your job isto: The Alumni Relations Officer (Ref:UNIV), University of Edinburgh, FREE­POST, Edinburgh EH80LH. For womenwho have married since graduation, pleaselet us know your maiden name or we will beunable to trace you. You will then receivetwice-yearly mailings containing news ofthe University and news of special eventsand services for alumni. Help us to keepin touch!

TWO U IVERSITY GL CHED

University Entrance: The Official Guide1989 was pu blished on June _ by theAssociation of Commonwealth Universitiefor the Committee of Vice-Chancellors anPrincipals of the Universities of the UnitedKingdom. It is the second edition of thisofficial guide.

It contains details of 80 university institu­tions and includes information on typesof accommodation, board and lodgingcharges, computer work stations for stud­ents, library facilities and the proportionsof men to women and science to arts stud­en ts in each university.

Over 9000 courses are listed with detailsof the subjects and qualifications acceptedfor entry to each, the grade needed toobtain a place and the size of the competi­tion. This year's edition is the first to listAS (Advanced Supplementary) level examamong the qualifications accepted for entsince students will sit AS levels for the firsttime in 1989. It shows that every univer­sity will be accepting the new exam. Also,every university now accepts Business andTechnician Education Council (BTEC)qualifications as an alternative to A levels.

The Guide costs £9.95 + £ 1.50 p&p (2 ormore copies, post is free) and is availablefrom Sheed and Ward Ltd, 2 CreechurchLane, London EC3A 5AQ.

British Universities Guide to Graduate Stu ywas also published on the same day and isthe fourth edition of this official guide to IIpostgraduate courses in UK universities. Iis the essential reference book for those w 0

want to study further after a first degreeeither in the UK or overseas.

The guide contains full details of all 2500taught postgraduate courses in UK universities with emphasis placed upon course content and method of assessment.

The cost of this guid e is £ 19.50 (post isfree) and is available from the publicationsdepartment of the Association of Commowealth Universities, 36 Gordon Square,London WCIH OPF.

At the launch of the two guides, ProfessorMark Richmond, Chairman of the CVCPsaid of University Entrance: The OfficialGuide 1989, (it) 'is the flagship of a newdrive to make applying for a university pia eless a matter of luck and more a matter ofjudgemen t. I hope it will encourage manymore people to think of universities as having something to offer them.'

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The Principal' Reply

a) the provi ion of acilitie that will attract the highest quality appl.lcant to King'sCollege well into the 21 t century.

Cornwall House: Should we knock it down?

10_ - CO. -TL TECOR_ 1 ALL HOG

c) the provision of a purpose-built conference centre for the promotion of CollegeactivitIes and the commercial exploitation of this remarkable location in theheart of London.

In view of the extraordinary resources that will be available from property disposals, wesuggest that the e requirements can best be met by the visionary con truction of an ent­irely new complex on the South Bank.'

'We the undersigned. welcome the intended development of the Cornwall Hou e ite. Weurge the College to take maxunum advantage of till unique opportunit to enhance itnational and mternational tandmg. In thlS respect, it eems unlikely that refurbishmentof the eXI ting tructure will satisfy the following requirements:

The Prin ip re ently re eived a letter from Dr S ~illigan of Phy iology and Dr C Coeno Anatom and Hum n B1010g)- en 10 mg over 1_0 ignature from member of the Col­lege v.:ho feel that no enough thought has been given to an al ernati e op lOn of rebuild­ing rather than refurbishing Cornwall Hou e. Their letter 15 printed below.

b) full adherence to accepted GC norms for space for such facilitie as library,teaching. research, catering and vehicle access.

'Thank you for your letter and attached petition re Cornwall House. I t seemed be t toreply to the signatories and addressees by copying my letter to you to Comment.

The sugge tion that we might knock down and rebuild Cornwall House is one which hasbeen and i being given due care and attention. However, whatever the final decision aplanning and briefing mechanism has to be put in place, and the details of that were des­cribed in the last issue of Comment.

The proposal to knock-down and rebuild was formally considered in earlier submissionto the GC but ruled out on the grounds of cost (including cash-flow); possible difficul­ties over planning permission (the advice of our professional consultants was importanthere); and the longer time- cale im plicit in se€king appropriate planning permission.

B-W RDE - KI G' COLLEGEH LL

Applications are invited from mem ber ofacademic and academic-related staff for aposition of Sub-Warden at King's CollegeHall, for a period of one year in the firstinstance, commencing late September,19 8.

The position on costs has altered in one respect - the value of properties for disposal hasincreased at a faster rate than costs. However, even if adequate capital is available aknock-down and rebuild scenario would involve major cash-flow difficulties.

Our advice to date on building a new complex is that to replace the square footage ofthe current building on that site would involve seeking planning permission to exceedsignificantly the height of the current Cornwall House. This could be a lengthy businesswhich may finally result in a negative decision, in which case much less usable spacewould be available.

The Sub-Warden will be required to resideat the Hall in the accommodation providedand to carry out duties concerned with thesmooth running of the Hall. The duties in ­lude assisting with the promotion of stud­ent activities, the welfare of residen ts andparticipating in a duty roster carrying limi­ted administrative duties.

In fact there is in hand a further study of such an option which, as was eVident, had tobe considered again as soon as the revised estimates of disposal values were available tous. Thus I can reassure you that your stated concerns do not fall on deaf or unpreparedears - with one exception! One of your signatories pointed out, facetiously I hope, thatwe could 'afford an even bigger complex by moving out of London'. ' uff said'.

The Sub-Warden will receive payment ata rate which is currently £532 pa and willbe charged for board and lodging at a ratewhich is currently £729 pa. The rates arereviewed annually.

Professor Stewart SutherlandPrincipal

COLLEGE OUTI G

Reminder that all bookings for the trip toBrighton on Wednesday, 3 August, mustbe made by15 July at the latest. Tickets

cost £ 7 and reservations/further detailscan be obtained from Mr P Solomons,Room ISB Works Dept Ext 2867, Mr BOldham, Room 034 Surrey St Ext 2787or Mr P Elsey, Mechanical Eng WorkshopExt 2434.

Applications should be made in writing tothe Warden, Dr A Parr, King's CollegeHall, Champion Hill, SE5 8AN (Tel 733­2166) and further particulars are availablefrom the Personnel Officer, Strand campu .The closing date for applications is 8 July1988.

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If you think we can help you please tele­phone us on Strand Ext 2187.

EEDEDVOL

Patricia MethvenCollege Archivist

The annual collection of confidential wastepaper will take place on Thursday 25 Aug­ust 1988, in Room 14 next to the GreatHall, Strand, between 10.30 am and 12.30pm. Members of staff unable to make thisdate should contact the Archives to makealternative arrangements for collection. Itwould be appreciated if this was in advanceof the general collection.

Staff of the College Archives can help inthree ways:-

We can advise on the selection of mate­rial worthy of long-term preservation

T RIG OUT YOUR FILl GCABI ETS THIS SUMMER?

3 We can arrange for the confidential des­truction of documents and microfilmtouching on the privacy of named indi­viduals or including coverage of reservedbusiness either on the annual collectionday or later if necessary.

2 We can provide secure and confidentialstorage for semi-current records of endu­ring interest to the College and, as req­uired, arrange for material to be returnedto Faculties, Departments and Admini­strative sections.

Volunteers are needed at the beginning ofAugust to help run a 2: 1 Social TrainingProject for disabled children and youngadults, to help them develop a range of soc­ial skills, for example, knowledge of moneyuse of the telephone, dressing, relaxing etc.This is the fifteenth year the project hasbeen organised by Kith & Kids, a group ofparent actively involved in the ocial inte­gration of handicapped children within thecommunity.

They are looking for anybody who wouldbe willing to spare their time to help withthe project. All that is required is enthusi­asm and a sense of humour in return forinvolvement in a unique and worthwhileexperience.

The project is from 1-12 August inclusive(but does not include Saturday 6 or Sun­day 7 August) in the Muswell Hill andHampstead areas of London. 0 ex-periencis necessary, but on Sunday 24 and 31 Julythere will be training sessions.

If you feel you could help or would likemore details, please contact Carol Schafferon (0920) 870741 or Cath on 01-2232598.

The kind of information he is seeking forexample, is, what was the date of the lastof the sit-down meals in the East and WestRefectories? When were the original socialclub rooms overlooking the terrace handedover to the social club? When were the oldbenches taken out of the offices and repla­ced by desks?

If you have the answers to any of thesequestions or any information that you feelcould be relevant, please could you cont­act Owen Roland. His address is Old BellCottage, Rogate, Petersfield, Hants G U315EF. Tel: (073080) 725.

This year the Biochemistry Departmententered a team for the annual BarclaysBank. Biotechnology Investment game. Wemust congratulate their Team E for comingsecond but, of course, the entrepreneurialspirit of the Biotechs won out in the end.Messrs Pappusamy, Fletcher, Lo and Ongsecured first position by increasing theirinitial capital of £ 10 000 to £ I2 637 in aperiod of less than three months'. Duringthis time the Stock Exchange Index actu­ally decreased by 1. 7%. Well done team Cand thanks once again to Ray Young andDavid Killick of Barclays for the consider­able effort required to organise the compe­tition, and the generous refreshments pro­vided for the second year Biotechs.

ALL THE KI G'S ME

Deal is also in existence. Sheila Feath­erstone at the Digital Sales Office maybe contacted for details. The addressis Digital Equipment Company Ltd,En terprise House, 190 High Holbom,London WC I V 7EA. Tel: 01-832-82

This is to be the title of a new book current­ly being written by Owen Rowland, describ­ing the history of King's College from 1945­1985, as seen through the eyes of a technic­ian.

He intends to cover such aspects as thesocial club and the trade union's contribu­tions to society during that period, as wellas the work of the Chief Technicians Com­mittee, the development of techniciantraining schemes at local and national leveland the contribution of King's personnelto these developments. He hopes the workwill include some of the King's humourand its characters.

BIOTECHS THWART BIOCHEMI­STRY YUPPIES

4 Maintenance contracts and service callsare not covered by the agreement.There are two separate contracts ad­ministered by the University of Lon­don Computer Centre, which coverDEC hardware and software mainten­ance.

3 Software, other than software gener­ally bundled with hardware such asthe operating system VMS, is exclud­ed since a special Educational Soft­ware Deal is also in existence. SheilaFeatherstone at the Digital Sales Off­ice may be contacted for details. Theaddress is: Digital Equipment Comp­any Ltd, Enterprise House, 190 HighHolborn, London WC I V 7EA. Tel:01-8328282.

4 Maintenance contracts and servicecalls are not covered by the agreement.There are two separate contracts ad­ministered by the University of Lon­don Computer Centre, which coverDEC hardware and software mainten­ance.

In order to qualify for the discount, it isa DEC requirement that orders be chan­nelled through the limited num ber oforder points represented by the Univers­ity's Computing Coordinating Centres;for King's the Computing Centre is theOrder Point.

2 Packaged offers specially priced foreducation (the effective discount onsuch offers can often exceed 40%).

Items coded as non-discountable, egd.ocum en tation.

2 Packaged offers specially priced foreducation (the effective discount onsuch offers can often exceed 40%).

Following consultation with the Directorof Finance and Staff, the ComputingCentre, in common with other Coordina­ting Centres will be making a handlingcharge which will be 2.5% of the capitalvalue of the order excluding VAT. Theeffective discount to departments willtherefore become 37.5%.

3 Software, other than software gener­ally bundled with hardware such as theoperating system VMS, is excludedsince a special Educational Software

1terns coded as non-discoun ta ble, egdocumen tation.

nder the terms of this agreement schoolsand institutes of the Univer ity will beable to purchase equipment at a discountof 40% with the following general excep­tions:

The niver ity has recently entered intoa collaborative agreement with the Digi­tal Equipment Company (DEC) calltxi the

dvance Campu Centre greement(ACCA). It terminates on 25th June 19 9but it is hoped that a new agreement mayfollow.

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BOOK LAU.'CH

On Th r~d' y 26 ~I y lun ..h·tune recep­tIon was held in the Coun il Room byRoutledge boo' publlshers to ..elebratethe laun h ot The orld' Religion. abook omprehenSl\'el} outlmmg the phen­omenon of religIon world .... Ide.

The World Religion I a ollection ot- pe\,;ially omml sioned articles and isthe culmmation of five year .... ork. Theubject matter ranges from Chn uanity

to Islam. Shamanist to atheists. withe tions devoted to the Judeo-Christian

traditions, Islam, the belief of Sou th andEa t A ia, accounts of [he religions of theAmerica, Africa. Australia and Melane laplus discussion of new religious move­ment.

The book has particular connections withKing' as all four editors are member ofthe College. The Principal, Profe sorStewart Sutherland, is the General Editorwhile Profes or Leslie Houlden (BiblicalStudie ), Mr Peter Clarke and DrFriedhelm Hardy (both of History andPhIio ophy of Religion) are Editor.

The topic explored provide a history ofthe religions, their development, currentteachmgs, practice, spread and organisation.Each of the 58 articles i complete in itself,able to stand alone, but at the same timeinterlinking with the others to form a co­herent overview.

The reception was well attended by Rout­ledge, members of King's, contributors, themedia, friends and well-wishers. JonathanPrice (from Routledge) said a few words,thanking Professor Sutherland for being'brave enough to take on the challenge' ofediting the book, and the other editors forall their hard work. He believed the bookwould be widely read and become an influ­ential study of religion.

The Principal replied thanking J onathanPrice, on behalf of the other editors andall the contributors for encouraging, in pir·ing and goading (I) them into producingtheir particular chapters. He ummed upthe justification for producing the bookwith a quotation from David Hume.

'Generally speaking, the error in religionare dangerous - tho e in philo ophy onlyridiculous'.

Top:Dr Friedhelm Hardy (left) and Mr PeterClarke (right) at the reception.

Centre:The evident initial interest augurs well forthe success of 'The World's Religions'

Left:The Routledge Editor, 10nathan Price,delivering a few words of thartks toProfessor Sutherland and the rest of theKing's team.

LECTURES, MEETINGS AND SEMINARS Mary Tercentenary)

DEP RTME T OF HISTORYPHILOSOPHY OF SCIE CE

Wedne day 6 JulyVIEW OF HEMICAL E OL TIOPAST D PRESE TProfes or Stephen Ma on, KCL

2.1Spm, Room IB06, Strand campus

THE ROYAL SOCIETY

Wedne day 6 and Thursday 7 JulyIMM E RECOGNITlO OF PROTEIA TlGE SDiscussion Meeting organised by Dr FBrown FRS and Dr M J Crumpton FRS

o Thur day 15 and Friday 16 SeptemberSCIE CE A D Cl ILlZATlO U DERWILLlAM D MARYDiscussion Meeting organised by Professor

R Hall and Mr H Robinson on behalfof the Royal Society/British AcademyWilliam and Mary Tercentenary Sympo­sium Committee

Registration is required for both thesemeetings, contact the Scientific MeetingsSecretary, The Royal Society, 6 CarltonHouse Terrace. Telephone 01- 395561ext 278/277

CO FERE CE

A GLO-DUTCH THEOLOGICALCO FERE CE(In Commemoration of the William and

Monday 5 - Thursday 8 SeptemberRELIGIO A D H MA FREEDO 1An exploration of the historical, biblical,theological and philo ophical conceptionof human freedom and personhood

College Hall, Malet Street

For further information and detail of costcontact Dr Grace Jantzen, KCL. ext S237

Sunday II - Thursday IS SeptemberCRIM I EUROPEThis major conference will present a com­prehensive picture of European criminalju tice practice and policy and will consid­er opportunities for future co-operation.

It is intended for practitioners from allprofessions within criminal justic, as wellas policy makers, the lay person andacademics.

LI BRARY NEWS

TRA 0 CAMPUSREORGA ISATJO

The Strand campus Libraries are being re­organised over the Summer Vacation.Strand-based Departments have alreadyreceived full details. Copies of the time­table showing when specific parts of theLibrary will be closed are available fromthe Strand campus Library Office.

APPE L FOR RE DJ G LI T

At this time of year the Library normallyask all lecturers to send us copies of thereading lists they are preparing for nextsession's courses. This year, with the imp­lementation of Libertas, it is more import­ant than ever before to let us have detailsof those items which are likely to be inheavy demand. As in previous years, weshould like time to ensure that there areadequate copies and that an appropriatenumber of copies are in the Restricted LoanCollection. This may mean buying extracopies over the summer. In addition thisyear we want to identify those items whichshould be given priority when we are enter­ing records on the Libertas circulation sys­tem, so that they will be available for on­line booking at the start of the session.

If you have not already sent in your newor revised reading lists, please send them assoon as possible to the member of Librarystaff responsible for controlling your Facul­ty budget:

Arts: Clare Jenkins (Strand, ext 2137)Education: Carolyn Pope (Chelsea,ext 3759)Engineering: Tricia Rigby (S trand,ext2140)

Laws: Vivien Fletcher (Strand, ext2313)Life Sciences (inc Basic Medical Scie­nces): Ann Knock (Kensington, ext498)Mathematics and Physical Sciences:Tricia Rigby (Strand, ext 2140)Theology: Mary Eiliott (Strand, ext2314)

J TRODUCTIO OF LmERTASA TOMATED SYSTEM

While King's will be implementing the Lib­ertas system at the beginning of 1988-89,the University of London Library will notdo so until later in 1989. For registrationand lending purposes it will continue to usethe present GEAC system shared withKing's and other Libraries. The change atKing's will mean that members of King'sCollege who are also registered at the Uni­versity Library will need to re-register thereand be given a new ticket. It will greatlyassist the University Library if King's staffand students could re-register at SenateHouse over the summer and before thethird week of Septem ber, after which regi­st:ation queues at the University LibraryWIll be growing longer. Your co-operationin this matter will help the Library and willease things for yourselves.

To reserve a place on the course which isbeing held at York University 0; for moredetails, contact Martin Farrell at theInstitute for the Study and Treatment ofDelinquency, Manresa Road, ext C2500

THEOLOGICAL SOCIETY TOYo y

Wednesday 21 SeptemberFI Dl G THE WAY THROUGH JOHJohn Fenton, Canon of Christ ChurchOxford is a ew Testament scholar whosecommentaries on St Matthew and St Johnare well known. In two lectures he willtrace a path through the gospel

The day will cost £7.50, which includeslunch, coffee and tea. If you would liketo take part in the Study Day, please con­tact the Dean's Office before Wednesday6 July

MALL AD

WIMBLEDO HOUSE TO LET

Well decorated and furnished 2/3 bedroom­ed house to rent in a quite residential areaof Wimbledon. Close to British Rail andlet for one year. Small garden. Rental£500 per calendar month.

Contact Professor P West. Tel home­France 50 59 64 43. Work - SwitzerlandCER 228342 77.or for further informa­tion Dr M Duff in Theoretical Physics,ImperIal College.

FLAT TO LET

One-bedroomed flat in Brockley, SE Lon­don to let for one year from October 1988.

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Central heating. furni hed. garden. onven­ient tor Bntish Rail. 3'0 per month.PS Howe (.1a h ) Ext _ -3.

\' ery low ervice harge. 9~ year le e tillto run. Ring owner evening on 3 - I 09 -

CAP, GOW.· .·D HOOD FOR SALE

TI . 'jL - " -IV R ITF LLOW HIP

FOR S. LE. Chel ea W3.

MEMORIAL ERVICE

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a h ho t institution will pa a tipendwhich will cover living expenses and reas­onable travel expenses in their country.The ending institution will be responsiblefor international travel costs.

. ne.... developmen LI1 the pe I I rela ion­'hip between King's College London ndTianJIn lJmver ity is the e tablishment ota lelloy. hip herne. The agreement wareached when the Prin ipal visited Tianjin111 Apnl. a h a\l,ard will be for a penodnot ex eedmg twelve month. The num­ber of fellow hIps to be given ea h yearwill depend on the duration of the a\l, ards,and will not exceed the equivalent of twe­I e cholar-month in each direction.

pplicants from King's College houlddue t theIT applications to the Principal.They are advised to first en ure that thereare common research interest with theircounterparts in Tianjin.

The fir t fellowship from Tianjin has beenawarded to Profe sor Fang Chengchao,who will pend six months from October19 in the Department of Mechani alEngineering with Dr G A Vinnicom be.

The next edition of Comment will be aspecial S tart of Session issue, listing eventsand happening in the fir t week of term.Please could you let the Information Off­ice have any items you would like includedby 9 September, for publication in theweek of 19 Septem ber.

ongratulations are also extended to MrCecil French who has been elected pre i­dent of the 78,000 strong Institution ofMechanical Engineers. Cecil French gradu­ated in Mechanical Engineering from King'College London in 1947. He was alsopresident of the KCLEA (the Engineersbranch of KCLA) from 1984-1986.

FROM THE L T

BO TWOOD LECT RE

MORTG GE PPLIC TIO

This will ensure that the questionnairewill arrive in the proper department, willbe opened by the appropriate mem ber ofstaff and will also be dealt with promptly.

Please make ure that any enquiries fromyour Building Society, Bank or Brokerrequiring confirmation of alary details,etc, is addressed pecifically to the PayrollSupervisor. Finance Department and notaddressed Just to King' College London.

The first aiders at CES, Chelsea campusare now Mrs Eileen Miles, ext C3686 andMs Alison Reeve, ext C3616. They havetaken over from C Hemmings who hasnow left the College.

The Prin ipal has been invited to give theBoutwood Lectures at Corpus Christi Col­lege Cambridge in the academic year 19 9/90. The topic of these distingui hed le t­ures alternates between political theoryand the philosophy of religiou a sent. ThePrincipal will of course be tackling the );>t_

ter subject. Previous Lecturers includeProfe sor Ronald Dworkin, Profe sor Ama­rtya Sen, Sir Isaiah Berlin, Sir Edward Boy­le, Professor Donald MacKinnon and Prof­e sor Henry Chadwick.

Apologies to Mr Sid Hogwood for the mis­spelling of his name in the College Outingarticle.

Apologies also go to Mr Martin Hazard, thenew Manager of King's College Hall. Hisprevious posts have included ssistantManager at Halliday Hall Manager atMalcolm Gavin Hall and Manager at Hall­idav Hall prior to his latest appointment.Andrea Gilroy IS the acting Manageressat Halliday Hall.

been awarded a grant of £ I 60 by the Brit­ish Academy to tudy South Indian Temp­les.

CORRECTIODITIO

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Dr Timothy Peters has accepted the ChaIrof Chemical Pathology and will take up hiappointment on I October 19 8. Dr Peterreplaces Professor Mervyn Smith who hasretired. Frofe. sor Peter Joins KCSMD fromthe Clinical Re earch Centre at Harrow.

C OM OD TIO OFFICE

STAFF NEWS

In memory of Professor Wilkin on, thePhy ics Department is ponsoring a collec­tion to be sent to the ational Heart Foun­datIOn. Contributions should be sent toProfes or Richard Weiss in the Phy icsDepartment.

There will be a memorial service for thelife of Profe sor George Wilkinson whodied on 30 April tlus year. It will be heldin the College Chapel at 5.30 pm on Tues­day, I October 19 8.

Profe or Michael Green will take over aHead of the Chemistry Department fromI Augu t tlu year. Profes or Colin Reesewill remain a actmg Head 0 Departmentuntil then. Profe or Green joined King'in 19 6 a Profe or of Inorganic Chemis­try.

CH IR FILLED

Two new mem bers of staff hnve joined theAccommodation Offi e: Ms Paula Foleya A i tant Accommodation Officer is withthe Short-Life team based in Ken ington,while M Mary Lowthian i the Head-Leas­ing A sistant in the Strand Office.

GREEK

Professor Donald icol, Koraes Professorof Modern Greek and Byzantine History,Language and Literature and Head of Dep­artment, has been appointed Director ofthe Gennadius Library in Athen from 1989.Thi i a pre tigiou post and we wish himevery succes in it.

'lie are pleased to announce that Dr Fried­helm Hardy of the Department of Historyand Plulo ophy of Religion has recently

Betty GalbraithFinance Department

We would like to wi h all members of theCollege a good ummer and a pleasant longvacation.